Consensual phishing: How to crack your half-forgotten crypto password

Phil Dougherty has a side hustle as a friendly hacker. By day, he's a software developer at the University of Wisconsin, building free educational games and conducting research on the ways people play them. Meanwhil...

Got a LinkedIn email? It's probably a phishing scam Scammers are harnessing emails from some of the world's most popular social media sites to launch phishing scams against unsuspecting users, new research has highlighted.A report from KnowBe4 fou...14:14, 07/24/2019

Netflix users hit by phishing scam Netflix has issued a warning to its customers in Ireland after a number of users reported receiving an email from the company regarding their accounts.The cybercriminals behind phishing attacks are al...20:28, 06/17/2019

One trillion phishing emails sent every year Phishing remains one of the most useful tools in a cybercriminal's arsenal as new research from Valimail has revealed that at least 3.4bn fake emails are sent out worldwide each day.The firm&apos...07:28, 06/13/2019

Phishing is the top security threat for businesses A security service developed by the telecommunications firm Telefónica, in collaboration with McAfee and Allot, has revealed that the majority of the threats (89%) it has blocked so far are relat...03:14, 08/14/2019

Phishing scam targeted UK airport users The UK was targeted by a large number of significant cyber-threats last year, according to new government figures.A wide-ranging phishing campaign that used spoof emails from a major UK airport to try...19:28, 07/16/2019

LinkedIn emails are hiding phishing scams LinkedIn users are being warned to beware emails reportedly coming from the site following a rise in recent message scams.A report from KnowBe4 found that scammers are harnessing emails from some of t...19:28, 07/24/2019

Phishing attack disguises itself as DocuSign document A new wave of phishing attacks, disguised as an email from DocuSign, aimed at obtaining user credentials from all major email providers has been discovered by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center.DocuS...10:00, 08/09/2019

The Best Password Managers Last week, we asked you to fill us in on your favorite password managers. After combing through your responses, testing out a few new ones, and getting a sense for what other popular picks may be out ...22:56, 07/05/2019

You need a password manager -- right now Who loves dealing with passwords? No one, that's who. Making them, remembering them, having to create a new one when they expire and all you want to do is log in. Then there's the dreaded br...18:42, 08/26/2019

Why are so many people using ‘ashley’ as a password? It is only the 797th most popular girl’s name in the UK – yet a study shows it is used as a website login more often than any other forenameName: Ashley.Age: First recorded use as a first name was in ...14:28, 05/01/2019

Tell Us About Your Favorite Password Manager It’s time for another Hive Five! This time, we want to hear about your favorite password managers. If you don’t have one, what are you waiting for? Don’t memorize the same few, terrible passwords; you...21:28, 06/27/2019

How to share your Wi-Fi password as a QR code on iOS Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Shortcuts app for iOS is a very useful way to automate your iP...16:56, 06/21/2019

How To Reset SBI Internet Banking Password SBI online banking: To register for online services, users can download the registration form from the SBI's internet banking website - onlinesbi.com....15:42, 07/24/2019

Check to See if Robinhood Exposed Your Password Bad news, money-makers. The popular stock-trading app Robinhood recently sent emails to an undisclosed number of users, letting them know that the company made a bit of a boo-boo and stored their pass...03:00, 07/26/2019

How to set, change, and recover a MySQL root password If you never set, forgot, or need to change your MySQL password, you're in luck. This article walks you through these steps, so you'll never be at a loss for that database root user password....19:28, 04/28/2019

Empowering CISOs to strengthen password security While the number and severity of cyber-attacks increases year by year, it seems that companies are failing to see the lessons learned by streamlining their security policies. Weak passwords and clumsy...13:28, 04/30/2019

Major rise in password-stealing malware detected The number of users targeted by password-stealing malware jumped from 600,000 in the first half of 2018 to over 940,000 during the same period in 2019 according to new research from Kaspersky.Password...22:42, 07/23/2019

Windows 10 preview tests password-free sign-ins Microsoft is taking its disdain for passwords to a new level. It just released a Windows 10 preview for Fast ring Insiders that gives you the option to make all accounts on a particular device "passwo...04:56, 07/11/2019

Computer password inventor Fernando Corbato dies at 93 Computer security just lost one of its founders. Fernando "Corby" Corbato, credited with inventing the computer password, has died at the age of 93. The MIT researcher devised the concept of passwor...01:28, 07/14/2019

NordVPN adds password manager to security suite As part of its ongoing efforts to protect its users security, NordVPN has announced that it is creating a new generation password manager called NordPass.NordPass will boast a full range of features t...00:42, 06/26/2019

Slack password reset coming to thousands of users Slack is set to reset password for thousands of users as it looks to respond to a data breach.The popular messaging app has confirmed it will reset the passwords of users it believes could be affected...17:56, 07/18/2019

The Latest: Facebook plans its own crypto currency NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Facebook’s new digital currency. (all times local):
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Facebook is unveiling plans to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, on...15:14, 06/18/2019

Facebook's Crypto Plan Borrows From China The Chinese precedents suggest the social-media giant needs to focus less on crypto engineering and more on improving the use case for its new currency....15:42, 06/19/2019

Why Facebook Chose Stablecoins as Its Path to Crypto When Facebook Inc. developed Libra, its planned digital currency, it decided to focus on one version of the crypto world known as stablecoins. They’re not the biggest or best-known players in the fiel...20:14, 06/18/2019

Facebook's new crypto platform could rival Apple Pay Back in 2018, Bloomberg revealed that Facebook was developing a cryptocurrency backed by the US dollar that users can transfer to each other via WhatsApp. According to a new report by The Wall Street ...13:28, 05/03/2019

Venture-Capital Stalwart Fights Crypto Crackdown Andreessen Horowitz, a venture-capital firm known for early investments in companies including Facebook, is putting up a fight against Washington’s cryptocurrency crackdown....02:14, 09/02/2019

Boxing champ Pacquiao launches his own crypto tokens Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao launched his very own cryptocurrency on Sunday at a free concert in Manila, where he serenaded more than 2,000 fans to drum up interest in the product....13:42, 09/02/2019

Crypto is coming: get ready to spend Facebook’s money The social network is likely to release details of its cryptocurrency this week: and it won’t be much like BitcoinFirst it had your friends, then it had your pictures, then it had your diary. Now, in ...08:28, 06/16/2019

Crack Open a Cold 'Un, Face the Consequences A Japanese teenager is in trouble for selling some very bad beer online, but the offense has nothing to do with hawking inferior goods or even underage drinking....18:14, 07/15/2019

China vows to crack down on Hong Kong protesters ​China on Tuesday warned the criminals they claim are behind weeks-long protests in Hong Kong not to “play with fire” and ​vowed to crack down on the ​organizers, signaling that Beijing ha...18:00, 08/06/2019

First crack in Ineos armor as Thomas loses time Defending champion Geraint Thomas lost five seconds to Ineos team mate Egan Bernal in the Tour de France's third-stage finish on Monday as early questions were raised over the British team's leadershi...00:28, 07/09/2019

Trump fires back at London mayor over golf crack President Trump ramped up his trans-Atlantic feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, firing back after Khan mocked the commander in chief over the weekend, saying he was “dealing with a hurrican...19:56, 09/03/2019

DNA evidence helps cops crack 1983 Florida rape case Florida authorities used DNA evidence to find the man they say raped a woman more than three decades ago. Timothy Norris, 60, was identified in connection with the break-in rape 36 years ago at a home...23:42, 08/18/2019

What is regular insulin? Discover how regular insulin works and helps manage diabetes. We describe how much regular insulin to take, potential side effects, and other considerations....06:00, 09/12/2019

What to know about the 10-panel drug test A 10-panel drug test is a urine screen that looks for 10 of the prescription or illicit drugs people most frequently abuse. Learn about which drugs it looks for and their detection windows....06:00, 09/12/2019

‘The Goldfinch’ is an epic wreck “The Goldfinch” should be called “CliffsNotes: The Movie,” because after seeing this pedantic film adaptation, I now know all 3 billion plot points of Donna Tartt’s acclaimed 2013 novel. And, like ski...08:56, 09/12/2019

Asia stocks rise as Trump delays tariffs on China U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that increased tariffs on 250 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods that were set to kick in on October 1 have now been delayed to October 15 "as a gestu...10:28, 09/12/2019

Meet the Dover Street Market family On the cusp of Dover Street Market's 15th anniversary, Rachael Dove rounds up the department store's best-loved creatives to reflect on their time with Rei Kawakubo and co — spears, magpies and all...14:29, 09/12/2019

U.S. falls, guaranteed worst major-tourney finish The U.S. will leave the World Cup with its worst finish in a major international tournament, assured of finishing no better than seventh after falling to Serbia 94-89 in a consolation playoff game Thu...17:14, 09/12/2019

The best golf courses in Scotland Golf began some 600 years ago on the links lands of Scotland and it is from these rough pastures that a simple game involving a ball and clubs went global....17:14, 09/12/2019

Aliens of extraordinary abilities It’s a situation I’m all too familiar with from my years working in the London start-up scene. It is a dog-eat-dog environment where it came to attracting, poaching, and holding on to tale...18:56, 09/12/2019

How to Make the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, But Better If you blinked you may have missed it, but about a month ago Popeyes released a fried chicken sandwich, quietly and with little fanfare. As a very cool guy who definitely doesn’t spend a lot of time o...18:56, 09/12/2019

Security Threats Delay Egypt-Israel Gas Deal Egypt’s plan to import Israeli natural gas is being upended by security threats in the region where the military is fighting Islamic State, a senior U.S. energy official said, delaying implementation ...19:14, 09/12/2019

Robert Mugabe's family rejects government burial plans Family says former Zimbabwe leader will be buried at home, against authorities’ wishesThe family of Robert Mugabe has said he will be buried in his home town in private, in an apparent snub to Zimbabw...20:28, 09/12/2019

Drag: from the Renaissance to RuPaul – in pictures As RuPaul’s Drag Race comes to the UK, a new book catalogues the history of drag, as well as its role in contemporary culture. In Drag: the complete story, author Simon Doonan documents its many itera...20:28, 09/12/2019

Mattel to debut 'Day of the Dead' Barbie Mattel is releasing a collectible Day of the Dead Barbie starting Sept. 12. Barbie will have a traditional scull motif on her face and Monarch butterflies in her hair.
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El Paso shooting: Prosecutor wants death penalty The man accused of opening fire in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart, killing 22 people and wounding several others, has been indicted on a capital murder charge, the El Paso County District Attorney's Offic...21:28, 09/12/2019

The Nürburgring Is No Place For Elon Musk’s Bullshit Let me start off by saying I like Tesla. I really do. I was seriously impressed when I first drove a Tesla Roadster over a decade ago. That impression stayed with me all the way through to when I took...22:43, 09/12/2019

BMW shows off a fuel-cell version of its X5 SUV Sure, the fuel-cell infrastructure issue hasn't been solved yet, but that hasn't stopped automakers from showing off new hydrogen-powered vehicles. At the Frankfurt Auto Show BMW showed off ...00:14, 09/13/2019

European Central Bank cuts deposit rate The European Central Bank announced Thursday it will cut its deposit rate and make new monthly bond purchases in the billions among other steps to help boost the Eurozone economy....01:28, 09/13/2019

'Soulful Vanilla Child': When Pink Was Black When I was nine years old, I assumed that Pink was a very light-skinned black woman. It sounds ridiculous now, especially considering Pink’s place in pop history. Her 2001 sophomore album, Missundazto...01:28, 09/13/2019

CBC Week, Explained The Root’s Senior Writer Michael Harriot will be documenting his first time attending the Congressional Black Caucus’ Foundation Annual Legislative Conference in Washington DC, colloquially known at C...01:28, 09/13/2019

Attention, everyone: Jonah Hill has dropped his coffee Jonah Hill has dropped his coffee. We repeat: Famous actor, writer, and director Jonah Hill, while strolling down the street unawares, dropped his coffee. Normally, this would not be noteworthy, but t...02:14, 09/13/2019

Pandora's new desktop app is now available on Windows Just as Apple Music is making its way to web browsers, Pandora is moving in the opposite direction by unleashing a desktop app. The Mac version debuted in May, and now the Windows 10 app has arrived....02:43, 09/13/2019

Cardinals rout Rockies behind early homer spree St. Louis' Dexter Fowler and Kolten Wong started the game with consecutive home runs, and the Cardinals also got leadoff homers in the second, third and fourth innings en route to a 10-3 victory over ...05:00, 09/13/2019

Does Ansel Elgort Know How Hot He Is Right Now? Is Ansel Elgort for real or is he trolling us all?
Since he rose to fame in the 2014 tear-inducing hit The Fault in Our Stars, Ansel has become one of the most in-demand actors of his......05:56, 09/13/2019

Democrats take aim at gun owners in Houston debate Gun control featured prominently in the third Democratic debate in Houston, with most of the 10 candidates trying to one-up each other on the issue while also jabbing repeatedly at President Trump....06:42, 09/13/2019

Is Sous Vide the New Slow Cooker? In ‘Sous Vide: Better Home Cooking,’ chef Hugh Acheson makes an airtight case for the convenience and consistency of a method once limited to restaurant kitchens. These classic fall recipes make it an...08:42, 09/13/2019

Never Forget How Terrible The Newsroom Was Remember HBO’s The Newsroom? I wish I didn’t. But with the 18th anniversary of 9/11, an especially cursed clip from the first season of that especially cursed show has been making the rounds on social...10:14, 09/13/2019